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Lord Nelson HMS VICTORY Trafalgar 1st Day Cover Lord Nelson HMS Victory Stamp.... On June 16, 1982, the Royal Mail of Great Britain issued a set of five stamps to commemorate British Maritime Heritage....Henry VIII's Mary Rose, Blake's Triumph, Lord Nelson's Victory, Lord Fisher's Dreadnought, and Viscount Cunningham's Warspite. Shown here is a genuine First Day Cover, an envelope with the new Lord Nelson-HMS Victory Stamp cancelled from the city of issue (Portsmouth - current home of the Victory) on the first day of issue
captioned above. Note the beautiful cancellation featuring the Tudor
Rose, created expressly to cancel this set of stamps on their
'birthday.'
The full-color cachet (artwork on the envelope) features original artwork by artist Marjorie Saynor, who also designed the stamps, of H.M.S. Victory at anchor in Portsmouth. The caption below reads, "Lord Nelson and H.M.S. Victory
- A deadly combination: England's most fearsome engine of war and her
most able commander." The company that produced this cover has also
written a brief commentary about Lord Nelson and the HMS Victory,
which we've included. This cover has all the bells and whistles - a
splendid stamp, great original artwork on the cachet, and a beautiful
postmark.
Matted in blue, it's sized to fit a standard 8 x 10 picture frame. ***Certificate of Authenticity plus Commentary Included***
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